Porch #173 🐣 Emotional healing, spiritual growth, & peaceful living

a sampler of 11 superb reads I've been gathering for us to savor & discuss

We’re back again, dearest friends, and I’m so happy to see you!

My Substack byline or whatever you call it is this - Linda is a gentle, enthusiastic companion on your journey toward Christ-centered emotional healing, spiritual growth, & peaceful living.

As I wander around online, I’m always bookmarking resources that grab me. Subjects we care about. Ideas that impact us. Iron gently sharpening iron opportunities to learn, to heal, to create, to grow together.

So pick and choose what grabs your attention … and then hop over to the comment section so we can chat. I’m guessing that there will be at least 1 or 2 links you’ll be drawn to like a magnet.

Settle in and enjoy and then we’ll connect, ok?

* Another option is to email me a question or tell me a challenge you’re facing. The recent Dear Linda post will tell you exactly how to do so.

Either way, I look forward to connecting … especially if you’ve never done so before. First time’s a charm!
Linda

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Church Kitchens Are Getting Chopped
- Daniel Silliman
how do you define your community?

A 7 Day Guided Journal to Help You Understand & Navigate Hardships
- Jamie Aten, PH.D. & Kent Annan, M.DIV. / Spiritual First Aid
overcoming life’s challenges through journaling

An Invitation to Watercolor
- Emily Lex
a free 84 minute lesson from my creative muse

What is Digital Minimalism?
- Katherine Johnson Martinko
using what you value as a foundation for what you indulge in

The Wait List
- Christine Vaughan Davies
what to do while you’re waiting

Theology of Work: How & Why Our Work Matters to God
- Karen Swallow Prior
KSP’s book You Have a Calling is coming in August

Literary Hospitality: 6 Ways to Treat Readers Well
- Will Parker Anderson
good writers think like a host

How a Book Club Taught Me to Live & Die
- Russell Moore
the point was not the reading - it was the friendship

Platform Without Pride
- Grant Herbel
building our online presence without feeding our egos

Meeting God in Fatigue
- Henri Nouwen
what might He be inviting us to?

10 Powerful Habits of People Who Age Well
- Laurie Marbas, MD, MBA
mindset, habits, & choices make aging look possible & powerful

PORCH. It’s our weekend gathering place. Think open house + small group + your BFF + book club + a listening ear + TGIF all coming together to cultivate a Christ-centered, cozy, welcoming community.

🔗 Paula . Joanne . Andrew . Joanne

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